Church of St Peter
CHURCH OF ST PETER, THE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1171893
- Date first listed:
- 06-Mar-1959
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, THE STREET
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- Reference:
- IOE01/05473/31
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1171893
- Date first listed:
- 06-Mar-1959
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, THE STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, THE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- North Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Dunton
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 87941 30315
Details
TF 83 SE DUNTON THE STREET
2/1 Church of St. Peter 6/3/59 II*
Parish Church, largely Perpendicular. Flint with stone dressings, slate nave and tiled chancel roofs. West tower, nave, south porch, chancel. Perpendicular west tower with set-off angle buttresses, Perpendicular west door and 2 light window. 4 belfry rectangular traceried sound holes and 4 2-light Decorated tracery belfry windows, on south with missing tracery. Perpendicular south porch with Perpendicular 5 panel south door. Nave south wall one switch tracery window, and 3-light straight-headed Perpendicular window. Nave north wall with blocked north door c.1300 and 2 2-light Decorated windows. Chancel south one 2-light straight-headed Perpendicular window, one Decorated 2-light window, Priest's south door; to north one 2-light Decorated window. East window 4-light intersecting tracery c.1500. Interior: Perpendicular tower, arch on responds. Perpendicular tower door in Perpendicular arch. Perpendicular chancel arch with stairs door and rood loft door. Nave with south wall piscina. Stone window embrasure seats to chancel north and south windows. c19OO rood screen with loft. East window stained 1863. Mid C19 arched braced nave roof on mid C19 corbels. Wall tablets: 1834 by Smith of Fakenham, 1857 by Patterson of Manchester. C18 black and white marble floor to altar.
Listing NGR: TF8794130315
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 223836
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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